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Congressman Michael San Nicolas has written Sen. Amanda Shelton, requesting a legislative resolution endorsing H.R. 4262.
H.R. 4262, introduced by Congressman Michael San Nicolas, is very different from H.R. 1365 and is a step “backward” for Guam, former congressman Robert Underwood said.
Del. Mike San Nicolas introduced on Tuesday a bill seeking to federalize tax refund deposits and compel release of tax refunds within three months of filing.
Congressman Michael San Nicolas has introduced H.R. 4262 to fund and expedite tax refunds.
According to a release from San Nicolas, H.R. 4262 specifically requires the Government of Guam, through the Organic Act of Guam, to process and pay a tax refund within 90 days of its individual filing, as opposed to the court order to pay within 6 months from the deadline to file.
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Federal agencies are trying to tackle the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women after years of extremely limited record-keeping and uncoordinated attempts to address these crimes.
Guam’s Delegate to Washington D.C. has introduced a bill in Congress that would create a federal law requiring the local government to pay tax refunds within 90 days of tax returns being filed.
Some $243 million in Guam buildup projects have been delayed due to the diversion of funds to President Trump’s border wall project.
According to Congressman Michael San Nicolas, Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer called him personally to discuss the diversion of $243.2 million from Guam buildup projects to the border wall project.
Congressman Michael San Nicolas promoted the economic opportunities on Guam during a recent financial services congressional delegation to Doha, Qatar.
During the visit, the congressman said he was able to engage with Qatari finance and investment leaders about opportunities on Guam.
After spending much of the day going back and forth with Congressman Michael San Nicolas, the legislature has suspended discussion on the local war claims bill.
Senator Regine Biscoe Lee says they will respect the congressman’s request and rise out of the committee of the whole.